A plaque posted at Labatt Park. It notes that the baseball field is believed to be the oldest in continuous use. (G21D Photo)

I made it to London that evening, but not before the sun set. That meant I had to stay over and wait for the morning to get pictures. Not only was Labatt Park home to the Tigers in 1990, it lays claim to the title of the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world. It opened in 1877.

The funny thing was, though, when I got into town after dark, there was a game going on. The London Majors were playing in a playoff game against Kichener. I didn't even think to check if there was a game going. I guess I should have.

The only actual parking spots I could see, though, seemed to be across a busy road and it was dark. I'd also had a long day of driving already in and I've never really figured out how to take good night photos. They never turn out. So I made the tough decision to find a hotel and wait for morning.

The next morning, I first stopped by Victoria Park, an easy place to see London's black squirrels. My wife and I went there back in 2006. We also went to Exeter, a little bit north of London. They have white squirrels. My wife loves squirrels.

I then went on to Labatt, thinking I'd just get a couple outside shots and move on to Windsor. I got there and the gate was open and there were a couple people inside. I wandered in to see if they might let me take a few shots around the stadium.

One of the guys came over. I thought he might ask me to leave. But I asked. He was totally cool with it. Actually, he seemed to be more interested in pointing something out. Over on the third base side, on top of one of the light poles was the osprey nest.